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CONTENTS. 
(Larks), 183. — Family Tyrannid* (Tyrant Flycatchers), 184. — 
Order Trochili, 184. — Order Cypseli, 185. — Order Caprimulgi, 
185. — Order Pici, 185. — Order Anisodactylae, 186. — Order Coccy- 
ges, 186. — Order Psittaci, 187. — Order Striges, 187. — Order Ac- 
cipitres, 188. — Order Sarcorhamphi, 190. — Order Columbae, 190. 
— Order Gallinae, 191. — Order Herodiones, 192. — Order Limicolae, 
194. — Order Geranomorphae, 197. — Order Anseres, 198. — Order 
Steganopodes, 201. — Order Gavise, 202. — Order Pygopodes, 203. 
Appendix ....... 204 
BULLETIN No. 5. 
Descriptive Catalogue of North American Batraciiia and Rep- 
TTLIA, FOUND EAST OF MISSISSIPPI RlVER . . 3 
Synopsis of Classes ..... 4 
Batrachia . . . . . . .5 
Synopsis of Orders, 5. — Order Tr achy stomata, 5. — Family Sirenidae, 5. 
— Order Proteida, 6. — Family Proteidae, 6. — Order Caduci- 
branchiata, 6. — Synopsis of Families, 6. — Artificial Synopsis of 
Families, 7. — Family Amphiumidae, 8. — Family Menopomidae, 
8. — Family Amblystomidae, 8. — Family Plethodontidae, 11. — 
Family Desmognathidae, 14. — Family Pleurodelidae, 15. — Order 
Anura,15. — Synopsis of Sub-orders and Families, 15. — Artificial 
Synopsis of Families, 16. — Sub-order Bufoniformia, 16. — Fam- 
ily Bufonidae, 16. — Order Firmisternia, 18. — Family Engystom- 
idae, 18. — Order Arctf era, 18. — Family Hylidae, 18. — Family Cys- 
tignathidae, 21. — Family Scaphiopidae, 21.— Order Rantformia, 
22. — Family Ranidae, 22. 
Reptilia . . . . . . *.26 
Synopsis of Orders, 26. — Order Ophidia, 27. — Synopsis of Families, 
27. — Artificial Synopsis of Families, 27. — Family Crotalidae, 27. 
— Family Elapidae, 29. — Family Colubridae, 29. — Order Pacer- 
tilia, 44. — Synopsis of Families, 44. — Artificial Synopsis of Fam- 
ilies, 45. — Family Amphisbaenidae, 45. — Family Scincidae, 46. — 
Family Teidae, 47. — Family Anguidae, 47. — Family Iguanidae, 
48. — Family Anolidae, 48. — Family Gecconidae, 49. — Order Tes- 
tudinata, 49. —Synopsis of Families, 49. — Family Sphargididae, 
50. — Family Chelonidae, 51. — Family Trionychidae, 51. — Family 
Chelydridae, 52. — Family Cinosternidae, 53. — Family Emydidae, 
54. — Family Testudinidae, 58. — Order Crocodilia , 58. — Family 
Crocodilidae, 58. 
Faunal Regions of the United States .... 59 
Glossary ...... 60 
Index . . . . . . .67 
BULLETIN No. f>. 
Studies oe the Food of Birds, Insects, and Fishes, made at the 
Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, at 
Normal, Illinois . . . . 1 
